What to Expect From Lubbock Tree Service Pros

Lubbock Tree Service Pros removes, prunes and grinds out trees for homeowners in Lubbock and the towns around it on the South Plains, from Wolfforth and Shallowater to Idalou, Slaton and Ransom Canyon.

Every shade tree in this city was planted by someone and kept alive with a hose. The Llano Estacado was open grassland when the first settlers arrived, so the elms, pecans, oaks and pines over Lubbock houses grow in thin rainfall, alkaline soil with a caliche layer underneath, and some of the strongest steady wind of any American city. That shapes how we look at a tree. A limb that would be fine in East Texas can be a problem here because it takes a sandblasting every spring and an ice load every few winters.

The visit

We come out, walk the property and look at each tree: species, lean, dead wood, splits at the forks, bark damage, signs of elm leaf beetle or root problems, and how much of the crown is still alive. Then we look at what is around it: the roof, the fence, the alley behind it, the power drop to the house, the neighbor's yard, and the way equipment would get in. On a typical Lubbock lot the alley is often the way in, and it is also where the overhead lines run, so we note both.

We also look at the rules that apply. City code requires limbs over a street or alley to clear 12 feet and limbs over a sidewalk to clear 8 feet. Branches within 10 feet of high-voltage lines are work for crews authorized by Lubbock Power and Light, so if a limb is in the wires we tell you to call the utility first and we handle the rest of the tree.

The quote

You get it in writing. Each tree has its own line: what will be done to it, how the wood and brush will be handled, whether the stump is included, and the price. Nothing gets cut until you approve it, and if something changes once the work starts, we talk to you before doing anything extra.

The work and the cleanup

• Limbs over roofs and fences lowered on ropes instead of dropped.
• Pruning cuts made at the branch collar, following ANSI A300 pruning practice, with no topping.
• Brush chipped on site or hauled to a landfill, since the city does not let tree crews use residential alley dumpsters.
• Logs left in rounds, cut to firewood length or taken away, as you choose.
• Lawn, beds and driveway raked and blown clean before we leave.

Call (806) 855-8442 or send the form to set up a free estimate.